Scan for personally identifiable information with BlueXP classification in BlueXP ransomware protection
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Within the BlueXP ransomware protection service, you can use BlueXP classification to scan and classify the data in a file share workload. Classifying data helps you determine whether the dataset includes personally identifiable information (PII), which can increase security risks. BlueXP classification is a core component of the BlueXP family and is available at no additional cost.
BlueXP classification utilizes AI-driven natural language processing for contextual data analysis and categorization, providing actionable insights into your data to address compliance requirements, detect security vulnerabilities, optimize costs, and accelerate migration.
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This process can impact workload importance to help ensure you have the appropriate protection. |
Required BlueXP role
Organization admin, Folder or project admin, or Ransomware protection admin role. Learn about BlueXP access roles for all services.
Identify privacy exposure with BlueXP classification
Before you use BlueXP classification within the BlueXP ransomware protection service, you need to enable BlueXP classification to scan your data.
You can deploy BlueXP classification within the Protection page of the BlueXP ransomware protection service. Follow the procedure to identify the privacy exposure. When you select Identify exposure, if you haven't already deployed BlueXP classification, a dialog enables you to enable BlueXP classification.
To learn more about BlueXP classification, see:
Scanning for PII data in BlueXP ransomware protection is available if you've deployed BlueXP classification. BlueXP classification is available as part of the BlueXP platform at no extra charge and can be deployed on-premises or in the customer cloud.
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From the BlueXP ransomware protection menu, select Protection.
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In the Protection page, locate a file share workload in the Workload column.
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To enable BlueXP classification to scan your data for PII, in the Privacy exposure column, select Identify exposure.
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If you haven't deployed BlueXP classification, selecting Identify exposure opens a dialog to deploy BlueXP classification. Select Deploy. After you've deployed BlueXP classification, you can return to the Protection page then select Identify exposure. |
Scanning can take several minutes depending on the size and number of the files. During the scan, the Protection page indicates it is identifying files and provides a file count. When scanning is complete, the Privacy exposure column rates the exposure level as Low, Medium, or High.
Review the privacy exposure
After BlueXP classification scans for PII, assess the risk.
PII data is classified into one of three designations:
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High: Greater than 70% of files contain PII
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Medium: Greater than 30% and less than 70% of files contain PII
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Low: Greater than 0% and less than 30% of files contain PII
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From the BlueXP ransomware protection menu, select Protection.
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In the Protection page, locate the file share workload in the Workload column that shows a status in the Privacy exposure column.
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Select the workload link in the Workload column to see workload details.
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In the Workload details page, look at the details in the Privacy exposure tile.
Impact of privacy exposure on workload importance
Privacy exposure changes can impact the workload importance.
| When privacy exposure: | From this privacy exposure: | To this privacy exposure: | Then, workload importance does this: . |
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Decreases |
High, Medium, or Low |
Medium, Low, or None |
Remains the same |
Increases |
None |
Low |
Remains at Standard |
Low |
Medium |
Changes from Standard to Important |
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Low or Medium |
High |
Changes from Standard or Important to Critical |
For more information
For details about BlueXP classification, refer to the BlueXP classification documentation: